Apparatus for removing wall-paper.



No. 779,194. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

P. WAYTS.

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WALL PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 1904.

UNiTEn STATES Iatented. anuary 3, 1905.

PATENT Qrrrcn.

PAUL WAYTS, OF OTTU'MWA, IOWA.

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WALL-PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,194, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed July 14, 1904. Serial No. 216,616.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL WAYTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county of Vapello and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Removing Wall-Paper; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for facilitating the removal of and for removing paper or the like from walls or other surfaces.

One object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and eflicient apparatus by means of which steam may be applied to a papered wall in order to soften the paste or glue which holds the wall-paper upon the wall, so that the paper thus loosened may be readily removed. 7

A further object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means upon the steaming apparatus for scraping the paper from the wall after it has been loosened by the action of steam.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved apparatus. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4 4: of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a receptacle, made preferably of sheet metal and of rectangular form, as shown, and having one of its faces open and formed with a surrounding flange or rim 2. Said receptacle, as shown, consists of two side pieces 3, top and bottom pieces 4 and 5, and a back 6,

which is angular in form and consists of a large upper portion 7, which is inclined downwardly and outwardly from the top 4, and a short lower portion 8, which is inclined upwardly and outwardly from the bottom 5. As shown,

these parts of the receptacle are made of sheet metal and secured by rivets or other suitable fastening means 8; but it will be understood that said receptacle may be constructed in any desired form and of any suitable material. The surrounding flange or rim 2 of the device is yielding, so that the open or front face of the receptacle may be held in close contact with the wall or other surface. Said flange or rim may be made of metal and formed integrally with the sides and ends of the receptacle or may be constructed of rubber or other suitable yielding or elastic material. At each of the corners of said flange or rim, which is preferably curved. as shown, is provided an angle-brace 9, which is adapted to hold the flange or. rim on the sides and ends together. In order to hold the receptacle with its open face against the wall or other surface, I prefer ably provide upon each of its sides a handle 10, which is here shown in the form of a strip of wood or other suitable material 11, connected to said sides 3 by brackets 12, constructed of strips of metal, as clearly shown in the drawings.

At the center of the lower portion 8 of the back 6 is a screw-threaded pipe connection 13, which is adapted to be connected to a suitable steam-inlet pipe or hose in order to admit steam in the receptacle 1. In the center of the bottom 5 of the receptacle is a similar screw-threaded pipe or connection 14, to which a drain pipe or hose may be connected in order to draw off the water of condensation from the interior of the receptacle. Any suitable means may be provided for admitting steam into said receptacle; but I preferably employ a portable steam boiler or generator (not illustrated) and connect it to the pipe 13, as will be readily understood. In order to scrape or remove the paper after it has been loosened by the action of the steam in the receptacle 1, I provide upon the front edge of the bottom 5 a scraper-blade 15, which projects slightly beyond the open face of the receptacle. The said scraper-blade may be of any suitable construction and may be integral or adjustably secured to the said bottom 5 or at any other point, as desired.

In using the device the receptacle is held with its open front face against the Wall or other surface, and steam is then admitted through the inlet connection 13 into the interior of the receptacle, so that it comes in contact With the wall-paper or other covering pasted or glued upon said Wall or other surface. After the moist steam has softened the paste or glue the receptacle may be moved so that the scraper-blade 15 will remove the paper from that portion of the wall or surface covered by the receptacle. When the scraperblade 15 is not provided upon the receptacle, the loosened paper may be readily removed by any suitable tool.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it Will be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein set forth, since various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a receptacle having an open face, a flange or rim surrounding said open face and a scraper-blade attached to the said flange or rim, substantially as described.

2. An apparatus of the character described comprising a receptacle having an open face and a flange or rim surrounding the said open face, handles for holding said open face upon a covered surface, a steam-inlet connection for said receptacle, a waste connection for the said receptacle and a scraper-blade upon said receptacle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit- 4 DGSSGS.

hi PAUL WAYTS. 

